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Whether the Ducks wanted to admit to every example of standing up for each other was beside the point. They did so, especially for goalie Frederik Andersen, and shut out the Vancouver Canucks, 4-0, in a Pacific Division road test that bodes well for their playoff aspirations. Not only did the Ducks (32-10-6) claim their sixth consecutive victory by limiting Vancouver to three shots on goal during a 31-minute-plus span into the third period, they effectively countered each attempt by the home team to assert some authority. “We answered properly,” Ducks center Ryan Getzlaf said. “There were some good hard hits out there that didn't deserve fights, and I thought our...

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Whether the Ducks wanted to admit to every example of standing up for each other was beside the point.
They did so, especially for goalie Frederik Andersen, and shut out the Vancouver Canucks, 4-0, in a Pacific Division road test that bodes well for...

With just six goals allowed in the last five games, the Ducks are suddenly in defensive mode.
In winning their sixth consecutive game Tuesday, 4-0 in Vancouver, Anaheim let just 17 shots reach goalie Frederik Andersen.
Andersen stopped each of them to...

VANCOUVER, Canada — Leave it to Mr. Game 7 and a man who has created his own past playoff magic in this arena to lead the Kings out of their road abyss.
It was right wing Justin Williams and center Jarret Stoll scoring goals 53 seconds apart, late in the...

They’ve gotten to this point as the NHL’s points leader by effectively shelving frustration, like those two Andrew Cogliano shots that struck the iron behind Vancouver Canucks goalie Ryan Miller on Sunday night.
Building upon the faith to keep...

Cam Fowler didn't know a backward pass was coming his way and wasn't even immediately aware that he scored the winning goal Sunday.
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There’s a good reason no team has repeated as Stanley Cup champion since the Detroit Red Wings of 1997 and 1998. “It’s hard. Damned hard,” said Kings right wing Justin Williams, who was voted the Most Valuable Player of the playoffs in the dramatic...

Duncan Keith had a goal and three assists, and the Chicago Blackhawks used a four-goal third period to finish off the St. Louis Blues with a 5-1 victory in Game 6 of their first-round playoff series on Sunday at Chicago.
The Blackhawks won four in a...

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The Detroit Red Wings and Columbus Blue Jackets, who moved from the West to the East before this season, won their new...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Brandon Dubinsky scored with 22.5 seconds left in regulation to force overtime and Nick Foligno's wrist shot just inside the blue line 2:49 into the extra session gave the Columbus Blue Jackets a 4-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins...

Jonathan Toews scored on a breakaway at 7:36 of overtime to give the Chicago Blackhawks a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues and a 3-2 series lead on Friday night in St. Louis.
Marian Hossa and Ben Smith also scored for the defending Stanley Cup...

The Kings tendered qualifying offers to four players, including winger Dwight King, before Monday’s deadline to tender offers to restricted free agents in order to retain negotiating rights to those players.
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It's not you, it's me.
That is the NHL version — free-agency style — of a disappointing breakup. Hockey's free agency starts Tuesday and among those on the market will be Kings defenseman Willie Mitchell, who won the Stanley Cup twice in Los Angeles.
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So what does half a billion dollars buy these days?
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SOCHI, Russia — Canada has an unequaled group of centers. Sweden, though depleted up front by injuries, has fine goaltending. Finland boasts an unshakable team ethic that clicks in whenever its players reunite. And Russia, blessed with enormous skill,...

Ducks goalie Jonas Hiller wasn't one of the five on his team who won an Olympic medal in Russia.
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Jonathan Bernier didn't hide his enthusiasm when the Kings traded him to the Toronto Maple Leafs in June, telling The Times' Lisa Dillman that he was "very happy to go play for a great club and great organization."

Times columnist Helene Elliott rates the pluses and minuses in the NHL from the past week.
Pluses
+ Fans in Winnipeg came out to greet Teemu Selanne when the Ducks arrived at their hotel at 1:30 a.m. Sunday and gave him a standing ovation when the...